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A question for Marvin about his palette of limited color
Marvin:
Let me make bold and ask a question regarding your palette.
Did I have an epiphany, or am I a slow-starter who is stuck in neutral gear? Isn't your basic palette directly related to those very simple, very limited palettes of many years ago?
Your palette (as I understand it from reading, here) consists of two reds (one warmer, one cooler), a yellow, and black (with a little warming agent to make it come out neutral).
Isn't this the basic "very limited palette" we keep bumping into in discussions of learning color by the use of red, yellow, black and white?
Mind you, I'm not knocking this palette, or you. Personally, I think these very few colors serve portraiture extremely well. If a guy was in a real pinch, he could get by with only these four tubes of paint.
A bit of raw umber, a bit of blue, a bit of green would help, of course, but this palette could make almost any color you need.
Or, am I like the old, slow-paced snapping turtle who gets hold of something, and won't let go until it thunders?
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